Aviation Compliance Analyst – Africa

About the role

Zipline is seeking an Aviation Compliance Analyst to support regulatory compliance across its African operations. The role ensures flight and site operations, regulatory submissions and internal processes align with aviation requirements and Zipline’s safety standards.

Key responsibilities

• Assist cross‑functional teams in preparing regulatory approval packages and maintaining post‑approval compliance records.
• Maintain and update aviation manuals, regulatory documents and operating materials.
• Version‑control and organize materials for approvals, audits, inspections and internal reviews via the compliance portal.
• Maintain dashboards, trackers and datasets covering licences, permits, certificates, renewals and regulatory commitments across multiple countries.
• Support audit readiness, findings management, CAPA follow‑up and evidence capture.
• Document safety occurrences and regulatory reporting, managing data capture and record keeping.
• Standardise compliance processes, documentation structures, reporting templates and training materials as operations scale.
• Partner with country teams, operations leaders and safety teams to translate regulatory requirements into practical systems and support field implementation.

Required profile

• 2‑5 years experience in aviation compliance, quality, safety, documentation control or flight operations (UAS or manned).
• Strong ability to independently manage structured compliance workstreams with high attention to detail.
• Experience conducting or supporting internal audits and managing findings and CAPAs.
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to translate regulatory and operational requirements into clear, auditable systems.
• Comfort working across jurisdictions with varying regulatory maturity.
• Willingness to travel regularly across African operational sites.